title: An unusual case of "renal failure".
abstract: Myopathy is common in hypothyroidism, but a very high creatinine kinase (CK) level in the range commonly seen with inflammatory myopathy is rare. Reversible elevation of creatinine is known to occur in hypothyroidism due to a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate, but it can also occur rarely due to enhanced creatinine production. We present a case of severe hypothyroidism with massively elevated CK levels and high creatinine levels, both of which reversed on treatment of hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baikunje
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Prakasha
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anoop
keywords: Creatinine; creatinine kinase; hypothyroidism